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Setting timers for connection and disconnection
The router has a number of timer settings which let you determine when a connection is dialled and when it is disconnected.
Figure 27 – Dial on demand - Connect and disconnect timers
OPTION DESCRIPTION
On data activity, stay online for at least
When traffic as per the configured settings above appear, the router will either continue to stay online, or dial a connection and will not disconnect it
for the specified time period (min. 1 minute, max. 1 hour). This timer is continuously reset throughout the duration of a dial-up session, whenever
data activity is detected matching the rules above.
After connecting, stay online for at least
This timer configures the router to not hang-up the connection for the specified time period after initially dialling the connection. This setting cannot
be less than the keep online period above. This timer affects the connection only once per dial up session, at the beginning of the session.
After hanging up, don’t redial for After a connection has been disconnected, you can tell the router to rest for a period of time before re-dialling.
Disconnect regardless of traffic after Forces the router to disconnect the connection regardless of the traffic passing through it. The default setting is never.
Connect regularly, every / Randomise connect frequency by
up to
If you want to have the router dial a connection at regular intervals, use Connect regularly, every to specify the interval between dials. Setting this to
never effectively disables this option.
The router also features the ability to randomise the time at which the first dial action is performed. This is useful in situations such as where you
have numerous routers in an area where a power outage has occurred. Setting a random dial time helps to reduce network congestion when all the
routers are powered on so they do not all try to connect simultaneously.
When it is set to at least 2 minutes, you are able to configure the router to randomise the time it begins to dial. The randomised dial timer only affects
the initial dial after the unit powers on or after the settings are saved. For example, if you configure the router to dial every 2 minutes with a
randomised dial time of 1 minute, the router will dial the initial connection at a time greater than 2 minutes, but less than 3 minutes. After the first dial,
the router will dial the connection exactly every 2 minutes.
Table 13 - Connect on demand - Connect and disconnect timers descriptions
Verbose mode
The router provides the option of logging all the data activity which matches the settings for the Dial on demand feature for advanced troubleshooting purposes. To enable the logging of the Dial
on demand feature, click the Enable verbose mode toggle key to switch it ON. See the System log section for more information.
Figure 28 – Dial on demand - Verbose logging configuration